Sacramento daily record-union., 1887-08-12
MORE ARuZoNA BRIGANDAGE.
Railroad Train Ditched, and the Ex-
press Car Plundered.

Copyright. 1857, BY the California associated Press.
TUCSON, August llth.-The west-bound passen-
ger-train left Pantano on time last night. AT
two O'Clock report came in that il had been
held up by robbers ditching the engine and two
cars. The engineer and fireman were not hurt.
The hold-up" was six miles east of Papago
They first signaled the train with red light,
and two torpedoes on the track exploded The
robbers then commenced firing at the engineer
and fireman. The engine ran against an OBJ
struction which turned it over. They then blew
the door of the express earopen with giant pow
der, and
KNOCKED MESSENGER SMITH DOWN
With six-shooter and took all the valuables,
save the Mexican money. There were four in
the party, answering the description of the par
ties who committed the other robbery. They
inquired for conductor Gillespie, who was near,
but made no response. Brakeman Zabriskie
was fired NJ while attempting TO get from the
train. No passengers were molested When
the robbers left the train they went north Drs
Handy and Adler and posse went out on q
special at o clock.
SECOND DISPATCHl
TrosoS, August llth.-when the West bound
express failed to come in at midnight relief
engine was sent 10 search for it. Approaching
the train the engineer heard rapid filing and
ran his locomotive back slowly. Presently he
was oyertaken by a handcar coming from the
direction of Fapajo; On it were conductor
Gillespie and w G. Wharf, from the wrecked
train. They reported the facts on arriving
AtEcf. hliu Iuutf-SntIlU SllDtli and
deputy United states Marshal Under
wood and five deputy Sherifs and several
citizens went to the scene of the robbery
on the wrecking train at once, reaching there at
p. " this morning. They found several per-
rons had been hurt, but no one seriously fhe
robbery took place one mile east of the scene of
the last train robbery. The engine was ditched
by opening switch. As soon as the robbers
gave the signal to stop, they began TO fire into
the train. directing most attention to the engine
cab. One bullet passed under engineer
Bradford S nose, wounding his lip. and cut off
p1r of his mustache. The engineer and fire.
man jumped as the engine went over and rolled
down the bank and secreted themselves The
express messenger. refusing to open his car the
robbers blew in the door with a giant powder
cartridge. Two robbers entered and two kept
the passengers under cover from the outside
The messenger was Smith, the same who was
on the train robbed near the same spot some
months ago. when he seereted s. 900 in the stove
The robbers laughingiy told him they'd have no
stove racket " this time. They forced him by
blows on the head to open the safe. They took
United States money mainly, and only little
Mexican coin. The latter they left on the track
some distance westward They left the car and
went west 300 yards, and then..crossed to a small
knoll. sat down and then discussed their
adventure. Guthrie aud Bradford the engineer
and fireman, from their place of concealment
distinctly heard one of the robbers say: "Our
meeting place is further up While on the
knoll one of them gave loud peculiar whistle,
and shortly afterwards they left in the direction